The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule that alters the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. According to a DOL press release, updated rule includes two-tiered increases to the minimum salary threshold and the thres
The Department of Labor announced a final overtime rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, on April 23, 2024. The rule revises the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FL...
The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued its long-awaited proposed rule updating the minimum salary for the FLSA’s white-collar exemptions. The proposed rule will increase the standard salary level for exempt white collar employees by almost $20,000.Join Justin Barnes and Jeffrey Brecher,...
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule raising the salary thresholds for being exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The ruling applies
DOL Releases Final Overtime Rule Doubling the Salary Exemption ThresholdJennifer L. Curry
after the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas struck down the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final overtime rule. Finalized in April 2024, the rule would have increased the minimum annual salary threshold that determines overtime pay eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards ...
“For the first time in over 15 years, America’s workers will have an update to overtime regulations that will put overtime pay into the pockets of more than a million working Americans,” acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella said in a statement. “This rule brings a commons...
“The Department’s overtime proposed rule will have serious consequences for my business as well as my employees. It is critical to note that the proposal does not simply increase salaries for a few employees at a marginal level. Rather, an up to 70% increase will drastically impact the en...
1. DOL Issues Final Overtime Rule On September 24, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule increasing the annual salary threshold for white-collar exemptions to $684 per week. This is an increase of about 50 percent over the present levels. Up to 10 percent of that...
On August 31, 2017, a Texas federal judge invalidated the Obama administration’s rule that expanded overtime protections to an estimated 4.2 million white